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7 Activities You Can Try To Get Kids in the Christmas Spirit
The Christmas season is near, and it’s time for you to plan something exciting with your family and kids. However, the options to do something exciting during the holidays can get overwhelming and of course, expensive.
Christmas Gift Guide 2022
If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know I said recently that I thought people in general seemed more open to hearing the word ‘Christmas’ earlier this year. Everyone is trying to plan ahead, make savings and generally spread the cost of Christmas alongside all the general rise in the cost of living. I know I’ve bought a few things already and popped them away, which is quite a bit earlier than I normally would do.
Managing the Motherload
The Motherload is all the thinking and all the doing of all the things that seem to come with motherhood. The Motherload is none of those things you read about in your baby book or you Prima Baby Magazine (anyone else?), it’s nothing you could have especially been prepared for, and it’s not something that magically vanishes as your children grow up – if anything, it accelerates and becomes even more weighty.
Clear Out Your Children’s Old Things Without Stress
It’s no secret that children can accumulate a lot of stuff, and there’s no mystery as to why it happens. Some of it might be necessary and some of it might not be, but it can all start to pile up and take over your home. At some point, you need to sort through it all and decide what can stay and what needs to go – but when you have your children looking over your shoulder and your own feelings to deal with, it’s not always so easy to clear out their old things.
Gift ideas for dinosaur lovers
Are you looking for gift ideas for the dinosaur lover in your life? Whether it’s for a birthday or Christmas, there are tons of wonderful dinosaur gifts out there to choose from, for children of all ages.
Tips for choosing a nursery for your child
My oldest two children both went to nursey full time. My youngest two just did one day a week as I had changed my work arrangements by the time they arrived to try and balance the needs of my family and the need to work. However, at some point they have all been to a day nursery, so I have summarised my top tips here for choosing a nursery. I hope they will be helpful if this is a stage you find yourself at.
How to Pest Proof Your Home For Autumn and Winter
Winter and autumn seasons are approaching, and one thing you don’t want to bother about during these chilly seasons is pesky pests. Unfortunately, you may have to, especially if you fail to pest proof your home before these seasons arrive.
Tips for Making a New Foster Child Feel Welcome
Taking in a new foster child is an enormous change for any family, whether you have children of your own or not, it will impact on the current dynamic of your home. Having worked on both the operational and strategic side of fostering services in the past I’m very aware what a challenge this can be.